July 25, 2004
Downtown Boston: 07-25-2004
By Byron LaMasters
Check out my pictures from today, here.
Downtown Boston had thousands of police in the streets today. There were transit police (yes, I got searched twice - once on the orange line the stop before arriving downtown, and once as I got on the train to head back to the hotel. The transit police just came in and asked everyone with a bag to open it up). There were police on horseback, police on nearly every street corner, the U.S. Army, the national guard, helicopter police, motorcycle police and police in cars. The outside of the Fleet Center has the feel of a military base in a war zone. In a way, it makes me feel more secure, but on the other hand I almost feel like I'm living under martial law in a military dictatorship. Despite the security, tall fences and thousands of security personnel, the inside of the Fleet Center had the feel of a political convention that was absent on the outside. I'll be excited to be spending the next four days blogging from inside the convention center.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at July 25, 2004 06:36 PM
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Byron, I saw on the news the "cage" designated for the protesters. Have you gone over to check that out yet? I heard it was like being in a concentration camp with all the barbed wire and fences/barriers. I guess New York will be the same for the GOP convention. I think the protesters should have a front row seat outside both convention halls so the American people can judge for themselves what the message is.
Nice camera work there, Shakes!
Incredible Blogger...not so great photographer.
Honestly, your best shot was of the Fox News booth. :)
Yeah. The photography needs some practice.
Yeah. The photography needs some practice.
